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heav·en·ly
(hĕv′ən-lē)adj.
1. Sublime; delightful; enchanting.
2. Relating to the firmament; celestial: the sun and other heavenly bodies.
3. Relating to the abode of God; divine.
heav′en·li·ness n.
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heavenly
(ˈhɛvənlɪ)adj
1. informal alluring, wonderful, or sublime
2. (Astronomy) of or occurring in space: a heavenly body.
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) divine; holy
ˈheavenliness n
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heav•en•ly
(ˈhɛv ən li)adj.
1. of or in the heavens: the heavenly bodies.
2. of or pertaining to the heaven of God, the angels, etc.
3. resembling or befitting heaven; blissful; sublime; delightful.
4. divine or celestial: heavenly peace.
[before 1000]
heav′en•li•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | heavenly - relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; "celestial beings"; "heavenly hosts" |
2. | heavenly - of or relating to the sky; "celestial map"; "a heavenly body" | |
3. | heavenly - of or belonging to heaven or god supernal - being or coming from on high; "interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal punishment for the sins of men" immortal - not subject to death sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music" earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" |
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heavenly
adjective
1. celestial, holy, divine, blessed, blest, immortal, supernatural, angelic, extraterrestrial, superhuman, godlike, beatific, cherubic, seraphic, supernal (literary), empyrean (poetic), paradisaical heavenly beings whose function it is to serve God
celestial worldly, human, earthly, secular
celestial worldly, human, earthly, secular
2. (Informal) wonderful, lovely, delightful, beautiful, entrancing, divine (informal), glorious, exquisite, sublime, alluring, blissful, ravishing, rapturous The idea of spending two weeks with him seems heavenly.
wonderful bad, terrible, awful, depressing, appalling, dull, horrible, grim, dreadful, miserable, unpleasant, gloomy, rotten (informal), dire, dreary, vile, lousy (slang), horrid, abysmal, frightful, disagreeable, abominable, hellacious (U.S. slang)
wonderful bad, terrible, awful, depressing, appalling, dull, horrible, grim, dreadful, miserable, unpleasant, gloomy, rotten (informal), dire, dreary, vile, lousy (slang), horrid, abysmal, frightful, disagreeable, abominable, hellacious (U.S. slang)
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heavenly
adjective1. Giving great pleasure or delight:
Informal: darling.
2. Highly pleasing, especially to the sense of taste:
ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, luscious, savory, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty, toothsome.
Slang: yummy.
4. Of or relating to heaven:
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Translations
جَميل، رائِعسَماوي، من السَّماء
božskýnebeský
himmelsk
taivaallinen
égifenségesmennyei
himneskuryndislegur
heavenly
[ˈhevnlɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
heavenly
[ˈhɛvənli] adj (= divine) → divin(e)
(= lovely) → merveilleux/euseheavenly body n → corps m célesteheaven-sent heaven sent [ˌhɛvənˈsɛnt] adj [opportunity] → providentiel(le)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
heavenly
adj
→ himmlisch, Himmels-; heavenly body → Himmelskörper m; heavenly host → himmlische Heerscharen pl; heavenly peace → himmlischer Frieden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
heavenly
[ˈhɛvnlɪ] adj (Rel) → celeste, divino/a (fam) (delightful) → divino/aheavenly kingdom → regno dei cieli
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
heaven
(ˈhevn) noun1. in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.
2. the sky. He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.
3. (something which brings) great happiness. `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.
ˈheavenly adverb1. very pleasant; beautiful. What a heavenly colour!
2. of or from heaven.
ˈheavenliness nounˈheavens (also good heavens) () interjection
an expression of surprise, dismay etc. Heavens! I forgot to buy your birthday present.
heavenly bodies the sun, moon, planets, stars.
ˌheaven-ˈsent adjective very lucky or convenient. a heaven-sent opportunity.
for heaven's sake an expression used to show anger, surprise etc. For heaven's sake, stop making that noise!
heaven knows1. I don't know. Heaven knows what he's trying to do.
2. certainly. Heaven knows I've tried to help.
thank heavens an expression used to show that a person is glad something has (not) happened. Thank heavens he isn't coming!; Thank heavens for that!
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